Original: Spanish Highlight the importance of ensuring unrestricted respect, protection and promotion of the human rights of refugees, displaced and stateless persons, with special emphasis on groups in a vulnerable situation, Highlight that the extended refugee definition of the Cartagena Declaration has been incorporated in large measure by the majority of Latin American countries in their internal legislation, and recognize the existence of new challenges regarding international protection for some countries of the region that need to continue making progress in the application of the regional extended refugee definition, thus responding to the new international protection needs caused, among others, by transnational organized crime, Underline the gradual progress we have made to incorporate into national legislation high protection standards, with a comprehensive and differentiated age, gender and diversity approach, in accordance with the international obligations we have acquired in this area, Recognize developments in the jurisprudence and doctrine of the Inter‐American Court of Human Rights, in those countries in which they apply, regarding the content and scope of the right to seek and be granted asylum enshrined in the regional human rights instruments, their relationship to international refugee instruments, the jus cogens character of the principle of non‐refoulement, including non‐rejection at borders and indirect refoulement, and the integration of due process guarantees in refugee status determination procedures, so that they are fair and efficient, Reaffirm the importance of consolidating national refugee status determination systems through the effective application of the standards of due process of law, Appreciate the good practices in the region of regulating complementary protection and the grant of humanitarian visas to people who may not necessarily qualify as refugees under the Convention, but who may also benefit from protection responses, Recognize that the specific characteristics and realities of the Caribbean require a dialogue for the adoption of a subregional strategy for the progressive development of asylum systems, Highlight the changes in the dynamics of international migration within the continent, particularly the increase in mixed migration movements, which may include people who are in need of international protection, Underline the need to analyse in depth and address the causes that generate displacement in the region, with the cooperation of States, international and civil society organizations, within a framework of cooperation and regional solidarity, Recognize that, owing to a multiplicity of causes, the displacement of persons, including accompanied and non‐accompanied children, forced to escape from their community of origin constitutes a new challenge in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, and highlight the importance of promoting shared but differentiated responsibility among the States of origin, transit and destination and of providing a differentiated response in view of their high degree of vulnerability, as well as the need to work jointly and in close coordination between Governments, civil society and regional and international organizations, in order to guarantee to these persons due process, dignified treatment and respect of their rights, Emphasize the importance of striking a balance between States' legitimate security concerns and the protection needs of asylum‐seekers and refugees, including the application of the refugee definitions in a manner which is consistent with international instruments, jurisprudence and doctrine, Highlight with concern the vulnerable situation and increased presence of accompanied and unaccompanied migrant children and adolescents, who may be in need of international protection, 2

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